Not long before his untimely death, Philip Seymour Hoffman filmed the pilot episode for a series titled Happyish. It was created by author Shalom Auslander; the pilot was directed by John Cameron Mitchell. After Hoffmann’s death, the project was given a substantial overhaul, and that version ran for a season on Showtime with Steve Coogan in the lead.

Just what the original version of the pilot looked like remained a mystery, until now. The Film Stage reports that John Cameron Mitchell has uploaded the version of the pilot that he directed to YouTube.

I directed the original unaired 2013 pilot of #Happyish, a Showtime comedy starring the brilliant #philipseymourhoffman in his last filmed role. (He is fraternizing w a double-stuffed Keebler elf in this pic). It’s now on youtube – find the link in my bio. A caustic but heartwarming Valentine’s love story written by misanthropic genius #shalomauslander and costarring #kathrynhahn

The pilot is a moving reminder of Hoffman’s skill as an actor.

It also opens with a surprisingly timely rant against Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg. (Less timely, perhaps, is the presence of Louis C.K. in the pilot.) The pilot also features what can only be described as a transgressive scene involving the Keebler elves, so — there’s a lot to ponder here.